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Thank you. Enough with this manipulation stuff. People don't need to be blinded with conspiracy theories. If you like silver, gold, rhodium, whatever, then stack it. Don't do it because some gold/silver website spewing "new paradigms" and "paper casino" garbage says there is a manipulation.

Naw i don't agree with that. There would be a distinct motive for the US government to want to keep precious metals prices low to make the dollar still look like it has legitimacy. If the biggest banks in the world could easily manipulate the LIBOR rate which influences over $300 TRILLION in derivatives contracts, why is it inconceivable that they would not have their hands in PMs as well?

In fact, the US and other governments did try to suppress the gold price from 1961 to 1968 through what was known as the London Gold Pool. The US alone persisted in trying to do so until Nixon devalued the dollar and closed the gold window in 1971.

Now where is the motive? To preserve the value of the dollar? Value vs. what? Other currencies? The sheep are so brainwashed into worshiping green paper they could never care. This would not be a strong argument.

Edit: this is proof of ability and desire in 1965. Where is the proof that any actions in this direction are still being carried out. When SLV is shorted, that means someone else bought it. Unless there is a new conspiracy theory that JPM is both buying and selling the silver market in order to cause extended manipulation beyond what the "original" believers in silver market manipulation claim to observe.

But they certainly would if real goods became more pricey, and by keeping the dollar as the standard for international settlements and having the ability to create an infinite supply of them, they have a distinct motive in not have any confidence from the dollar leak into metals.

The gov't admitted that it manipulated the Silver price in 1964. Here is a quote from LBJ as he announced plans to change the composition of coinage:

"If anybody has any idea of hoarding our silver coins, let me say this. Treasury has a lot of silver on hand, and it can be, and it will be used to keep the price of silver in line with its value in our present silver coin. There will be no profit in holding them out of circulation for the value of their silver content."

Blatant admission of manipulating supply to suppress the price.

However, I greatly respect Jim Rogers. He was one of the few warning to be cautious of silver before the massive $8-$10 crash in May 2010. That was a beautiful call during a massive spike up. I tend to listen to him over some other's (cough cough Michael Maloney...)